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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1926
Page
6
Fragmented item lists global notes from 1921 including plans on labor, tax, and governance. Mentions Premier Sree of Australia, Vancouver matters, Lieutenant Governor changes in Saskatchewan, German industrial shifts, Cairo to Australasia travel, and W L Mackenzie King leading Canada.
Sir Arthur Currie at McGill decries political agitators who appeal to passions to win votes. He contrasts Abraham Lincoln with contemporary Canadian leaders, warns that factionalism and demagoguery threaten democracy and unity across parties.
The article reports that Canada remains outside the Locarno Treaty terms, with officials noting the treaty does not apply to the Dominions unless they accept it. Hon Ernest Lapointe signals no government action before Parliament consults, and the piece references historic maritime milestones and a school motto fragment.
In Canada the railway department outlines costly branch line extensions for 1926. Major spends include 1571.00 on the Tartleford Saskatchewan line with 44 miles of track, a million on Dunbiase Central Butte, 915 000 on Rowdate, and substantial sums on St Paul SE Acadia Valley. Total track laid projected at 8653 miles, with only Kinglear Vanceboro NB and Grande Fresnier PQ proceeding this year. Last year 9,522,050 was spent. key line projects are Kelowna BC Hue 2,096,000 and Immblane Central Batty tne 1,292,000.
British officials mull dropping helicopter plans in favor of four autogiro machines inspired by the Spanish windmill concept. Experiments, once secret, span years as experts rush to decide which design best matches the envisioned aviation future.
Western Liberals and Progressives push for 6 percent long term loans under the Rural Credits Act to be government funded. Negotiations suggest farmers need essential support, with government guarantees and tax exemptions debated. Without guarantees, bonds may bear high interest. with guarantees, lenders offer six percent to farmers after admin costs.
Sir Denison Ross argues the ordinary citizen can learn many vocabularies through language study and work without overtaxing the brain. Sir Arthur Keith disputes brain fever from overwork, noting causes lie in feeding and neglect, while Ross urges learners not to fear overload in study.
The commissariat of agriculture announces Russia plans to export about six billion pounds of butter and other commodities to the United States over the next six months. Officials expect to absorb about seven million dollars of sausage casings and 19 million dollars of wool for horsehair, plus animal bones for sugar refining, as Russian producers compete for U.S. trade.
The excerpt advertises fashion patterns for tailored garments. It describes fabrics like crepe de chine and corduroy, with trimming and edge details. It provides size bust measurements from 36 to 48 and yardage needs, priced at 20 cents, and promotes a new sewing book with patterns sourced from fashion centers.
A fragmented note from a Winnipeg newspaper mentions cricket shipments from Algiers to Holland and references unusual claims about crickets being used in chemistry. The text is garbled but suggests a feature on international exchanges and insect-based processes amid scattered commentary.
A controversial On the Air radio program from a theatre in London Ohio debates the future of radio art. Experts fault unsatisfactory performances while listeners seek value in the new medium and a Vienna college launches daily courses beginning at 19 km with long tube wear. In Montreal a switchboard fire at CKAC destroyed fuses and halted the program as a blackened mouse is noted. An Ireland expert in Whitehead near Belfast achieves wireless telegraph contact with Australia at 12000 miles, voice clear on a 15 minute test using a 25 metre wave.
A jumble of crossword hints and partial phrases in Spanish and English. Reads like a mixed puzzle with clues about people, objects, and places, including names, abbreviations, and fragmented entries.
Desperate residents near Point Barrow Alaska work through a brutal storm to save a supply of coal. Dr W A Shall reports that rain snow and hail fell as the sea advanced washing against the coal piles. Men carry sacks on their backs women and children pull them across shifting sand and more than a hundred tons are moved to safety.
News from J Romanet of the Hudson's Bay Company reports a mysterious epidemic near Good Hope on the McKenzie River. The illness appeared in fall and has caused many deaths, demoralizing fur trade early in winter.
Thirty seven women in a St Dente factory propose to melt their wedding rings into gold coins to aid France’s finances. They urge the government to accept the gift, noting gold is only found in jewelers’ shops and expressing confidence that millions of women will follow.
In the record dated 226 BCE Greek astronomer Calippus is cited for the first eclipse in his history, March 19, 721 BCE. Ptolemy notes the lunar event observed with accuracy at Babylon in Mesopotamia.
Leonard George Cnar, a veteran of the 1sland M42nd Indian battalions, faces deafness and approaching blindness yet offers to submit his body to any scientific laboratory or hospital for research. He hopes his sacrifice may help future patients, while his remaining joy is tending a small flower plot.
French onlookers praise the Prince of Wales for quickly answering an open letter from 4 Part Newspaper urging him to popularize the umbrella. Days after the publication he appeared at the Bath Club with a crook-handled folded umbrella, inspiring imitation among fashionable youths.
Huge seaplanes are being built for the British authority. One giant carries two 1,000 horsepower engines on floats and will weigh over 15 tons when loaded. Another craft will be driven by three engines delivering 2,100 horsepower and accommodate thirty passengers.
The article outlines France's postwar recovery struggles after losing 1,363,009 men in World War I. Cadoux presents tables showing how the dead had been employed, with 000 of the war dead as land workers, 235,000 in industry, 159,000 in commerce, and 21,000 in liberal professions. One in twenty-eight French males were killed. Even with Alsace and Lorraine returned, France’s population remained below 1914 levels, and with a seventh of agricultural male workers gone, recovery was slow.
A university engineering graduate notes a breakthrough in simultaneous radio transmission on identical wavelengths. In Skaala’s laboratory, a device reportedly operates without hitch, suggesting wireless telephony could replace wired service for many uses, with broader commercial prospects discussed.
A daughter speaks of an engagement lasting almost two years and asks if marriage is right. The father replies that if she truly cares for him she should allow him happiness for as long as possible, encouraging patience and consideration of the partner’s well being.
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